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Mtsolora (Fish & Banana in Coconut)

Name: Mtsolora (Fish & Banana in Coconut)
Total time: 30 min
Yield: Serves 2
Cuisine: Comoros
Ingredients: 300g White fish; 2 Green banana; 200ml Coconut milk; 1 Onion; 1 Tomato; 1 knob Ginger

Main Dish

⏱ 30 min

👥 Serves 2

Difficulty ⭐

Fish and green banana simmered slowly in coconut milk — a representative Comorian home dish.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Beef or fish is simmered with green banana or cassava in coconut milk to make mtsolora, a staple made routinely in Comorian homes. It's a dish that lets you savor the island's land and sea bounty together in one bowl.

🌆 Where it's eaten: Served with rice as part of the family's daily dinner.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 2)

White fish 300g
Green banana 2
Coconut milk 200ml
Onion 1
Tomato 1
Ginger 1 knob

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Peel the banana and cut into rounds. Roughly chop the onion and tomato.
Heat oil in a pot and sauté the onion and ginger.
Add the tomato and cook down until it breaks apart.
Add the coconut milk and banana and simmer about 10 minutes.
Add the fish and simmer 10 more minutes, seasoning with salt to finish.

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